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Wednesday Greenmarket wackiness! 27 May 2009 9:06 am

Posted by Tracy in : fun,funny,nyc,pictures,random,summer , View Comments

So one of these days I’m going to figure out how to incorporate my Twitter feed into this blog, for short attention span theater TracyFood, like this example from two Wednesdays ago:

Trying to confirm rumors of Greenmarket rhubarb. No luck so far, but hope springs eternal etc.
12:45 PM May 6th from txt

Was going to whine about not having bought a laurel plant when I had the chance, got distracted: Cirque du Soleil at market. <3 this town.
1:08 PM May 6th from txt

Completely 100% true story! I have pictures to prove it: (more…)

Tea for Tuesday: souvenir edition. 26 May 2009 7:50 am

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So right after my finals week tea-fueled all-nighter of Wednesday wackiness, I celebrated the end of the term by handing in my vitamin C paper (about which I would later have an anxiety dream, but that’s neither here nor there except yesterday Ansley posted a comment wondering about our grades) and going on a food tour of Flushing, Queens. The expedition was organized some of my fellow graduate students, and atttended by many more. It deserves a full writeup which I’ll get to one of these days (a recurring TracyFood theme, I know) but today’s post is about a little souvenir I brought home from an as-yet-unidentified Chinese grocery store on Main Street in Flushing’s Chinatown:

A more readable shot of the label.

Yep, that’s right, a can of tea. (more…)

Monkey Monday: I’m feeling lucky. 25 May 2009 1:40 pm

Posted by Tracy in : books,cooking,friends,fun,good news,monkeys,not even vegetarian,random,vegan,vegetarian , View Comments

So I have an announcement. It turns out May 2009 is Tracy Wins Cookbooks From The Internet Month. Not that I’m complaining or anything, oh no, far from it. Here’s what happened:

Last Sunday I got email from Culinate informing me that I’d won (more…)

Monkey Monday: belated Thursday thanks. 18 May 2009 2:01 pm

Posted by Tracy in : Marion Nestle,cooking,good news,health,kitchen gear,monkeys,nutrition,school,sustainability,thank you Thursday , View Comments

So first of all: thanks for being over, spring semester! I am getting way too old and cranky to stay up like I did last Wednesday night/Thursday morning to finish my vitamin C paper, but I did get it done, even if I forgot to cite any of Dr. Nestle‘s books in it (sigh). The fortification chapter of Food Politics would’ve been particularly appropriate for examples of how ascorbic acid is a great way to give junk food a health aura — and on top of that, it’s a preservative! Double whammy! On the other hand, I came in at exactly the 10-page limit (after severely truncating my Works Consulted section, which is where all of Dr. Nestle’s books should’ve gone if I’d had the pages), and I’d lost enough sleep without shoehorning in yet another chunk of information. So I’m going to hope everything’s all for the best.

Next, one more item related to the vitamin C paper: big thanks to Andrew for pointing me at a very recent study about vitamin supplements and exercise. So perfect for the “discuss a current paper about your nutrient” requirement!

Let’s see, what else? (more…)

Wednesday wackiness! 13 May 2009 7:47 am

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Today’s very quick post is dedicated to the continued successful writing of my Vitamin C paper, and the following video, which makes me happy every time I watch it. So awesome.

I think it kicks over into pure genius at “When I say ‘Earl Grey,’ you say ‘Yes, please!’” but there’s a call-and-response later on in the song that manages to be even more brilliant. If you don’t believe me, that’s okay — but it does mean you’ll have to watch the video and see if I’m right, or just not wrong.

Enjoy!